Reid, Mississippi

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Reid, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Reid
Coordinates: 34°00′08″N89°11′43″W / 34.00222°N 89.19528°W / 34.00222; -89.19528 Coordinates: 34°00′08″N89°11′43″W / 34.00222°N 89.19528°W / 34.00222; -89.19528
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Calhoun
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID676597 [1]

Reid is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.

A post office operated under the name Reid from 1880 to 1929. [2]

Gulf Oil Corporation operated a natural gas well in Reid prior to it being shut-in. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bently". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Davis, David; Lambert, Ernest. "Reid Field". AAPG Datapages. Mississippi Geological Society. Retrieved 7 May 2020.


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